Talk:Wan Hu

1945/1924
How does the introduction of the legend in 1945 jibe with the Von Braun anecdote circa 1924? -- DougLuce

Contradiction
Is it possible that the young Wernher von Braun could've heard of this legend prior to its first appearance in print? I think this is unlikely. Diego001 10:13, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Image description
I have just came across Chinese Wikipedia, and it has a very different description on the same image.

The words doesn't exist at all. And the clothing are of ancient Japanese style.

After enlarging, I agree the words are not Chinese characters at all. It looks like something that was always shown in Western Cartoons. The authenticity is questionable. It's just like fakes in art collection. Dobs (talk) 09:50, 17 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Also, if this picture is potraying what is happening according to the description of Herbert S. Zim, then the are not 47 rockets and there is no room for 47 servants.--Noname67097 (talk) 05:40, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

Wan Hu at Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China
Here is a statue of Wan Hu at the visitors center of Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. Are we sure that Wan Hu is an Urban Legend that originated in the United States in the 1940s? --Diamonddavej (talk) 00:24, 11 August 2008 (UTC)


 * We are not even sure when did Wan Hu appeared in the Chinese sources. They may probably just translated this urban legend.--Noname67097 (talk) 05:33, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

According to legend?
I propose that this story is not according to legend, but rather according to a fairly recent "orientalist" story. There is nothing Chinese about it, even the picture doesn't appear to be Chinese. That said, it appears that the Chinese have translated it and are circulating it themselves, all referencing the book from 1945. I found this link on Chinese version of this article: http://beamjockey.livejournal.com/183431.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.14.173.51 (talk) 09:00, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

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Opel RAK.1 image
The image of Opel RAK.1 seems rather irrelevant. The article does not link the German rocket plane flight back to Wan Hu, and while both involve rockets, one is a legend about a man who attempted to enter celestial realms using a chair with rockets, while the other is a flight where the pilot stayed on Earth. Still-Can&#39;t-Believe-It&#39;s-Not-Butter (talk) 00:04, 25 January 2024 (UTC)